Mercantile Residence Inn

Mercantile Residence Inn

You’re on the site of the historic Missoula Mercantile – long Missoula’s premier general store.

Constructed in early 1877, the Missoula Mercantile (or, the “Merc”) opened its doors for business in October of that year ...

Introduction to the Trail - Auto Tour 3

A Proud People Connected to the Land 

The Nez Perce (or, ...

Judith Gap

After the battle at Canyon Creek, the Nez Perce stayed well in front of the military. Utterly worn out and with no hope of catching the elusive Nez Perce, General Howard deliberately slowed his pursuit. In a last attempt to ...

Introduction to the Trail - Auto Tour 7

Prelude to the Flight of the Nez Perce

The Summer of 1877 brought tragedy to the Nez Perce (or, in their language, Nimíipuu, meaning “the real people” or “we the people”). Prior to 1855 the Nez Perce homeland extended throughout much ...

Introduction to the Trail - Auto Tour 8

The Flight of the Nez Perce

Cheated of their Wallowa homeland in northeastern Oregon by the 1863 Treaty, in May 1877 the Nez Perce (or, in their language, Niimíipuu, meaning “the real people” or “we the people”) were again being asked to leave. Tribal ...

Introduction to the Trail - Auto Tour 6

The Flight of the Nez Perce

The Summer of 1877 brought tragedy to the Nez Perce (or, in their language, Niimíipuu, meaning “the real people” or “we the people”). Many of their tribe had been removed from homelands to a  reservation. ...

Introduction to the Trail - Auto Tour 4

The War Nobody Wanted and Everybody Lost

“My son, my body is returning to my mother earth and my spirit is going very soon to see the Great Spirit chief. When I am gone think of ...